Niccolò Paganini

Niccolò Paganini, (Genoa, October 27, 1782 – May 27, 1840 in Nice) was a violinist, violist, guitarist and composer. He is one of the most famous violin virtuosi, and is considered one of the greatest violinists who ever lived, with perfect intonation and innovative techniques. His influence in violin music, and the musical world in general was unequalled.

Works related to Paganini

• Franz Liszt - the last of his six Grandes Études de Paganini for solo piano (1851)
• Johannes Brahms - Paganini Variations (1862-63), two books of pieces for solo piano
• Sergei Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (1934), a set of twenty four variations for piano and orchestra
• Witold Lutos?awski - Paganini Variations (1941), originally for two pianos, later arranged in a version for piano and orchestra
• George Rochberg - Caprice Variations (1970), fifty new variations for solo violin
• Andrew Lloyd Webber - Variations for cello and orchestra, originally written for cello and rock band
• In 1989 German actor Klaus Kinski portrayed Paganini in the film Kinski Paganini